Shoe-salesman&#39;s stool.



J. W. MOORE.

SHOE SALESMANS STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-6.1912.

1,149,391. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH 60.,WASHINaToN. D. C.

J. W. MOORE.

SHOE SALESMANS STOOL. APPLI CATION FILED JAN-6. 1912.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

W W J Grim/ma COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

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J. WALTER MOORE, OF FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK.-

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Application filed January 6, 1912; Serial110.66%),888. t i

sides and the front of his or her foot sothat the appearance of the shoemay be noted after being tried on.

and mount the mirrors that when notin use they may be disposed inposition outof the to be protected against breakage.

A further Ob ect of the inventionis to so' mount that mirror whichreflects the front of the shoe that it may be'tilted to different anglesto enable-the customer to note the appearanceof the front'of the shoe asf looln'ng down upon it'from differentangles.

For a full understanding of the'invention reference is to be had tothe-following-description and which v Figure 1 is a View of the stoolsubstantially in top plan looking directly at the foot-rest of thestool; Fig. 2 is a side eleva- "accompanying drawing,

tion of the'stool. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof Fig. 4 is avertical transverse sectional View on the line 4.4: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 isa vertical sectional View on'the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. 1

Corresponding and like parts are'referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the viewsof the accompanying drawing bythe same reference characters.

' In the drawings, the stool: isv illustrated as including, initsstructure, a body in the nature of a substantially rectangular frame,the sides of which are indicated by the numeral 1, the rear end by thenumeral the front by the numeral '3.

By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it

will be noted that the sides 1 of the frame:

are, inclined downwardly from a'point near their rear ends so that thefront3 is located in a lower plane than the back 2. The bodyframe 1 issupported at its rear corners by legs 4: and at its front corners bylegs'5. The seat for the shoe-salesman is indicated explained. I 4 Forapurpose to be presently explained, a

strip 10 is secured to the under side of the foot-rest at each lateraledge' thereof and 2, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1 1915;

by the numeral 6 and is supported upongthe back 2 0f the body-frame andtheadjacent portions'0f the'sides 1 thereoflf The footrest of the stoolconsistsof a board-7 which is secured and supported at-its upper portionupon brackets 8 which are in turn secured to the sides 1' of thebody-frame and to which the forward portion of the seat 6- inner face ofthe body frame and having at its ends the laterally directed extensions8 and 9 whichproject at right angles to the An object of the inventionis to so arrange 1 inclined plane between the sides 1 of the 1 frame andhas its lateral edges spacedfrom the said sides soas to accommodate theside nurrors,-1n a manner which will-be presently projects partwayacross the space between thesaid edge and'the adjacent side 1 of thebody-frame of the stool,' and-it will be"ob-' served-fromoFig. 1 of thedrawings that each lateral edgeof the foot-restis inwardly beveled as at11. w

Each of the side mirrors isindicated by the numeral 12 and isarrangedwithin aback 13 which is preferably of sheet-metal andofsubstantially oblong form as shown in Figs.

posed between the edges of the foot-rest 7 and'the sides 1 10f theframeof the V 1 and 2 of the drawings. The material of stock-and when the'mirrors arenot in I use the hooksla engage over the said sides 1 and'support the'mirrors as shown in F 2 with their backs outermost. In thismanner, the mirrors themselvesare'protect-j ed againstbreakage. Whenit'is desired to so dispose the mirrors that the customer may view hisor her foot therein, they are liftedthrough the space between the footrest and the sides ofthe frame and'are tilted to assume about theposition shown at-the right of Fig.4. 'When in such position,the

lower edges of the mirrors will rest upon the Projecting P tions of therespective strips 10 and their baclrswill rest against the upper edgesof the sides of the frame. In

order to prevent complete withdrawal of either mirror from positionbetween the foot-rest and sides of the: frame, eaclr mir ror is providedat each lower'corner with a projecting stud 15 designed to engage with apin 16 which extends acrossrthe-said space, and vbeing securedinthesfoot-rest and the sidesof the frame.

Thatmi'rror in whichthefront ofthe shoe;

is refiected is indicated by thenumeral 17 and is mounted: in a-.suitable backing 18 as in the caseofthe mirrors 12. Springs-l9aresecured at-their for-ward ends to the under side of the foot -rest?as at 20 and: arecoiled as 21 and. are'thence extended rear-Wardly andar-e pivotally connected with the lower .fWhen it is desired to'make useof this mi-rror1-7 itgistilted;forwardly so as to disengage its lug 23ifrom=the-under side of the seat;=6;;. whereuponthe springs 19 will actto slide themirror up; between the forward edge of theseatandthe'rearedge of the foot-rest? The u-pward movement of the mirror 17is limited by the engagement of the springs #19; against the undersideof the foot-rest 7 and by reason of the fact that the mirrr has. pivotalconnection with the rear ends. ofthese .sp rings which may be tilted; toassume p'osi-tions at difi'e'r'entangles so that thecu'stoiner may noteitheappearanc'e" of'th'e shoe front differfent view points.

Havingthu's vdescribed the-invention what is claimed as new is-:

1 a stool. of the class described, a frame,- afoot-rest mounted on the'frame and having its side walls, inclinedv downwardly and-spacedfromtheframe, mirrors slidably mounted :one between each side; of theframe andthe adjacent side of the foot-rest,

said mirrors having; their backs'zd-isposed outwardly, means upon- 1each mirror ar? Y ranged to' enga-g'e the adjacent sidewall of the framefor, supporting thenmirror in. lowered position, andmeans arranged tosupportthe mirrors in; elevated position withrsaid mirrors bearingagainst the. in-

" cl-ined' sidewalls of tlfl'B' fOOt-1'Sbu In;a-stool-- of= the classdescri-bed, frame, a footarest mounted thereon, mirrors slidably mountedone between each side of the frame and the adjacent side of thefootrest. with their. backs disposed outwardly when in both raised andlowered positions, stops upon the mirrors adapted to engage the sidewalls of the frame for supporting the mi'rrors in lowered position,and-meansfor supportingvthe mirrors in elevated position.

3. In a stool of the class described, a footrest, a mirror slidablymounted at. one end of the foot-rest, and a spring secured to thelower'face of the footrest and pivotally con-; nected: to thelower endof the mirror, said spring serving to normally support the mirror in;elevated position.

4. In a stool of the class described,a foot- 'rest,- a seat arranged injuxtaposition to the foot-rest and spaced therefrom, a mirror slidablymounted forvertical movement between the foot-rest and seat, a spring;secured to; the lower face of thefoot-rest and pivotally connected withthe mirror for normally and yieldably supporting.- the mirror inelevated position, and meansv upon the mirror'adapted to engage the seatand hold themirror in lowered position against the" tension of thespring. 1

5. In a stool of the class described, a frame, a Y foot-rest mountedthereon, and

a spaced from thesides ofthe frame, amirror slidably fitted betweeneach. side of the frame and the adjacent side of the foot-rest, meansfor supporting, the. mirrors in elevated position, stop pinsextending'across the spacelbetweenthe sides of the foot-rest and thesides of the frame, andYa projection upon each mirror arranged to engagewith the' adjacent stop pin.

6. Ina stool of the class described, a frame, a foot-rest mountedthereon and having itsside walls inclined downwardly and spaced from theside walls of the frame, mirrors slidably mounted one between each sideof the frame and theadjacent sideof the footrest, means carried. by themirrors and adapted to engage the frame for holding the mirrors inlowered position, and

means mounted onthe lower face of the footrest and adapted to engage thelower ends of the mirrors for supporting said mirrors in elevatedposition with the mirrors bearing against thev inclined'side walls ofthe foot rest, n a stool of the class described, afootrest, a mirror'sliida bl'y mounted for'vertical' movement at one endof the foot-rest,anda,

spring normally maintaining said mirror in raised position, said mirrorbeing. plvotally mounted on the spring and capable of being adjusted todifferent angular positions with respect to'the foot-rest when in raisedposition. I j A a 8 In: a stool of the class described, a'

downwardly inclined foot-rest, a pair of mirrors disposed one on eachside of the footrest, a single mirror arranged at the upper end of thefoot-rest and between the pair of mirrors, means for normally andyieldably supporting the single mirror in elevated position, and meansfor holding said singlemirror in lowered position.

9. In a stool of the class described, a frame, a foot-rest mountedon'the frame and having its side walls inclined downwardly and spacedfrom the side walls of the frame, mirrors slidably mounted one betweeneach side wall of the frame and the adjacent side wall of the foot-restmeans upon each mirror adapted to engage the adjacent side wall of theframe for supporting the mirror in lowered position, pins 7 extendinglaterally from the downwardly inclined walls of the foot-rest, studsextending longitudinally from the mirrors and adapted to engage the pinsfor limiting the upward movement of Y the mirrors, and clips secured tothe bottom of the foot-rest and adapted to bear against Copies of thispatent may be obtained for I provided with arms terminating in laterallyextending portions fitting in the pintle ears of the mirror, saidsprings serving to, normally and yieldably support the mirror inelevated position, and means for holding the mirror in lowered positionagainst the tension of the springs. i

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J. WALTER MOORE. [1,. s.

Witnesses a MARION R. MOORE, GEQRGE'R. Srnvnns.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

